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To Experienced Structural Engineers, I am working at a small structural engineering firm as a project engineer, and deal with the design of residential & commercial mostly wood frame buildings in California. I have been working at this firm for a year now. I get 30$/hr. Most of the projects I...

Has anyone every designed or justify a chain link fence to resist wind force ? What are the references did you use ? Thank you,

Hi Folks, My question is about the lateral distribution of seismic force for a 2-story wood framed residential building. Info about the building : The front portion of the ground floor has a roof at a level which is almost 2 feet higher than the second flor of the house. I am planning on...

Hi Folks, I am designing a steel pergola which is completely an architectural element and it consists of 4 vertical and 4 lateral members -connecting vertical members to each other.I calculated the seismic force acting on the steel pergola based on ASCE 13.3 Seismic Demands on Non-Structural...

Hi Folks, I am trying to calculate the rebars for a deep rectangular footing. I think I am confusing myself .. I would like to get your guys' opinions on this simple issue. How would you guys calculate the bending for rebars (transverse) - for this type of footing ? I was planning to have a...

Hi Folks, I am working on a residential project where I need to design the wood deck also. The deck will be connected to the existing house ( not cantilevered )from one side and the other side will be supported by columns for both lateral and gravity. I will design the columns as flag poles-...

Hi Folks, I was just wondering if any of you guys analyzed a notched wood beam by considering the notched section as a cantilevered beam. I have 2x12s at the roof framing and because of architectural reasons, I am cantilevering the notched 3 feet portion of 2x12s. It is basically a 2x12...

Hi Folks, Has any of you folks done work for hillside construction ? I am trying to find references to calculate my seismic forces for a hillside building. Does anyone know any useful references about it ? Thank you,

Hi Folks, I checked NDS Z values for steel to wood connections however the max thickness of the side plate indicated on the tables is for 1/4" for lag screws .I was wondering if anyone used any kind of fastener other than lag screws for steel plate to wood connection. My steel plate (1" wide...

Hi Folks, I have a 1-1/2"x1-1/2"x3/16" square HSS tube post for handrail. I have a couple questions and maybe some of you guys have already encountered with a similar condition. The problem that I am having is with the base plate because I need to anchor the base plate to the existing slab on...

Hello Folks, I am working on an addition to a 1-story wood framed building. I have no information regarding the existing foundation but I am assuming that there is a conventional continuous footing along the perimeter wall of the house. I was proposing to underpin the assumed conventional...

Hi, I have a question for experienced structural engineers. I would like to know how you guys have become faster in structural design. Do you guys have any suggestions on how to get faster in structural design? I am mostly dealing w/ wood residential buildings lower than 40 feet.

Hi, I have a wood column inside of a wall carrying a beam supporting a shear wall. Due to the overturning, I have almost around 10kips coming to the sill plate. I was wondering how I should analyze the distribution of the point load over the continuous sill plate which is also taking minimal...

Hi Folks, I designed pipe columns that are supporting a steel beam but the contractor wants to use A316 stainless steel schedule 40 pipe columns. I could not find any values about schedule 40 pipe columns, and I designed columns for 3" dia. std. pipe column. Does anyone have any information or...

Hi Folks, I just wanted to make sure that if my logic is correct or not.I am working on a horizontal building addition to a one story wood framed building. I am planning on analyzing the addition laterally by considering the base shear based on the total load weight of the building, which...

Hi Folks, I am checking the flange and web capacity of an existing W 12 x14 beam for new introduced point loads (columns). Because the W 12x14 is sitting on a concrete wall, I am not concerned about the bending. I am using the 14th edition steel manual, and I am confused with the specified...

Hi folks, I am designing a base plate connection for a steel framed pergola. Because the new pergola will be located on an existing concrete deck and retaining wall, I need to design the column base plates to take the moment. As per my calcs threaded rods are okay for pull out. My only concern...

Hi Folks, I am planning on sistering 2 2x10s , and I have been trying to find an example of sistering wood beams however there are no examples. I am little confused about the action. Do you guys have any suggestions or links ? Thank you for your time ,

Hi folks, I have a flexible wood diaphragm at one of the hillside projects that I am working on the design. The second floor has a deck, and as per arch drawings,the deck is 4"lower than the interior diaphragm. I would like to get you guys' input on transferring the shear to the higher main...